Tennis-marker.



' PATBNTED NOV. 29, 1904` l No. 776.329.

G. J AKOB.

TENNIS MARKER.

APPLIUATIOH FILED SEPT. sa. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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@Jnvrnfaa UNiTEp STATES Patented November 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

TENNIS-MARKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,329, dated November29, 1904.

Application filed September 28, 1904. Serial No. 226,400. (No model.)`

To all whom it r11/ay concern,.-

Beit known that I, GOTTFRIED JAKOB, a citi- Zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinTennis-Markers, of which the following is a specification. referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements intennis-court markers, and has for its object the provision of a novelform of conveyance or vehicle in which the material used for marking' atennis-court may be carried, distributed, and applied to the ground uponwhich a court is to be laid out or planned.

Another object of this invention is to provide a marker which is adaptedto convey the material being used to mark a tennis-court, and inconnection with the marker I employ novel means whereby the material maybe automatically fed and applied to the ground upon which a court is tobe laid out.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out inthe claims.

Referring' to the drawings accompanying this application, likereference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, in whicl Y Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedtion toentirely dispense with this inconvenient and cumbersome manner ofVmarking a court and provide a suitable conveyance or vehicle forcarrying the marking material or solution, and to this end I haveillustrated in the ac- Y frame.

companying drawings the preferred form of construction employed by me incarrying out my invention.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates a rectangular box ortank in which the marking material or solution is adapted to be carried.This box or tank 1 is supported upon the side frames 2 and 3 of asuitable running-gear. Brackets i e are employed for supporting the boxor tank upon the The runninggear, as heretofore stated, comprises thetwo side frames 2 and 3, and each of these side frames have their oneend bent upwardly, as designated at 5, and connected together by a rod 6to form a handle by' which the marker may be manually propelled. Theopposite ends of the side frames are bent slightly out of alinement withthe rest of the side frame, and in these ends is mounted an axle 7, uponwhich the wheels 8 are journaled. The side frames are also provided withstub-axles 10, upon which the wheels 11 11 are journaled.

The rear end of the box or tank 1-that is, the end adjacent to thehandle of the markeris provided with an elbow discharge-pipe 12, whichserves the purpose of distributing the marking material upon the groundupon which a court is being planned. This elbow-pipe is provided with asuitable globe-valve 14, and upon the lower end of said pipe is securedan adjustable telescopic section of pipe 15, which is held in itsadjusted position by screws 16 16, carried by said pipe 12. In the lowerend of said pipe 15 is screw-threaded, as indicated at 17, a brush 18,said brush comprising the perforated block 19, to which the bristles oriieXible parts ofthe brush are secured. yAn angular brace 19 is employedto steady and support the pipe 12, said brace being connected to thebase of the tank and to pipe 12.

The material employed for marking a tennis-court is adapted to be placedwithin the tank or box 1, and the amount of said material to be fed tothe brush 18 is governed by the valve 14, said valve being easilyadjusted to permit a suliicient quantity of the marking material to iiowto said brush. The pipe 15 is adapted to be adjusted, whereby the brushwill have a sufficient bearing upon the IOO ground to thoroughly applythe marking material thereon, and this marking' material is adapt-ed topercolate through the block 19 into the i'lexible parts of the brush,from where it flows to the groundV and is thoroughly applied by saidbrush.

It will be observed that the running-gear and its appurtenant parts areof a simple construction and comparatively light, this constructionpermitting a person to readily propel the device over the ground to bemarked for a tennis-court, but while I have herein described the deviceas being applicable for marking courts it is obvious that the same maybe readily employed as a marker for other purposes, such as the infieldof a baseball park.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the type set forth comprising a running-gear, a tanksupported upon said running-gear and adapted to contain a suitablemarking material, a discharge-pipe carried by said tank, means forcontrolling' the outlet of said discharge-pipe, means for adjusting thelower end or' said pipe substantially as described.

the quantity of marking material fed to the brush.

3. A marker comprising a running-gear, a tank supported upon said gear,a dischargepipe carried by said tank and communicating therewith, meansfor adjusting said discharge.- pipe, and means for regulating thedischarge oi' said pipe.

4L. A tennis-court marker comprising a tank, a running-gear supportingsaid tank, a handle carried by said running-gear, adischargepipe carriedby said tank, a brush carried by said discharge-pipe, means foradjusting said brush, and means for regulating the discharge of saidpipe. I

In testimony whereoiI l aiiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GOTTFRIED JAKOB.

Witnesses:

H. C. EVERT, E. E. POTTER.

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